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ReviewImmunological reviews2021

Established and emergent roles for Ikaros transcription factors in lymphoid cell development and function.

Kaitlin A Read, Devin M Jones, Aharon G Freud, Kenneth J Oestreich

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. The Impact of Zinc on T Cell Motility and the Immunological Synapse.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. [IKZF3/Aiolos and tumors].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
    Review
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  8. IKZF-associated inborn errors of immunity.Journal of human immunity · 2025
    Review
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  13. AIOLOS-Associated Inborn Errors of Immunity.Journal of clinical immunology · 2024
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  19. Genes · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kaitlin A ReadDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5704-5064
Devin M JonesDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6797-3224
Aharon G FreudDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6086-1521
Kenneth J OestreichDepartment of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3004-072X
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · US

Funding

Elucidation of Human Natural Killer Cell DevelopmentR01CA208353 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AHARON G FREUD · 2017 to 2026
$4.0M
Identifying novel regulatory pathways underlying T helper 1 cell immune responsesR01AI134972 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI OESTREICH, KENNETH JOSEPH · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS L30 CA199447NCI NIH HHS R01 CA208353NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134972
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ikaros zinc finger transcription factors are important regulators of the gene programs underlying the development of hematopoietic cell lineages. The family consists of five members: Ikaros, Helios, Aiolos, Eos, and Pegasus, which engage in both homo- and heterotypic intrafamilial interactions to exert diverse functional effects. Pioneering studies focused on the role of these factors in early lymphoid development, as their absence resulted in severe defects in lymphocyte populations. More recent work has now begun to define nuanced, stage-specific roles for Ikaros family members in the differentiation and function of mature T, B, and innate lymphoid cell populations including natural killer (NK) cells. The precise transcriptional mechanisms by which these factors function, both independently and collaboratively, is an area of active investigation. However, several key themes appear to be emerging regarding the pathways influenced by Ikaros family members, including the end-to-end regulation of cytokine signaling. Here, we review roles for Ikaros factors in lymphoid cell development, differentiation, and function, including a discussion of the current understanding of the transcriptional mechanisms they employ and considerations for the future study of this important transcription factor family.

Indexed as

Ikaros Transcription FactorImmunity, InnateCell DifferentiationKiller Cells, NaturalZinc FingersIkaros Transcription FactorB cellscytokine signalingIkaros transcription factorsinnate lymphoid cellsT cellstranscriptional regulation

Identifiers

PMID33331000
PMCPMC8015388
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